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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “speed”
Where the money went
Largest: $63,727 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — discovering how rna epigenomic modifications impact flavivirus replication speed and fidelity
Largest: $2.0M to CONSERVATION X LABS INC — in support of developing empirically validated multimodal and autonomous ai models that will accelerate the speed and scale of scientific research.
Largest: $250,000 to SPEED ART MUSEUM — restricted support
Largest: $41,515 to SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION — to conduct secondary research on best practices of emergency management organizations with an eye to changes that would better accommodate the rise and speed of social media when r…
Largest: $115,763 to SPEED ART MUSEUM — restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information)
Largest: $300,000 to NEW VENTURE FUND — core support for next-century cities, a city-to-city coalition, to advance local access to affordable, high-speed broadband access as essential infrastructure for the economic and …
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $60.1M · through 2023Largest: $20.0M to Climate Imperative Foundation — to support climate imperative's work to cut emissions at speed and scale
Largest: $100,000 to SPEED ART MUSEUM — restricted support
Largest: $500,000 to J B SPEED ART MUSEUM — speed art park
Largest: $150,000 to SPEED ART MUSEUM — free owsley sundays | title one school field trips
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to SPEED ART MUSEUM — a51 art museums
Largest: $20,000 to NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS — speed of fun scholarship at nyu tisch school of the arts
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →